German Awards - Prussian War Memorial Cross 1914-1918 for helping and caring for the wounded

The Prussian Cross in memory of the war for assistance in the war and caring for the wounded was established by the Association of Prussian War Veterans in the German Union of Warriors in 1914/18. Like crosses for fighters, members of the Association who were involved in helping and caring for the wounded should be able to wear a commemorative cross. Various variants of these crosses are known. Eight-pointed crosses with enameled crosses and straight crosses (EC form) without enamel on the crosses. Eight-pointed crosses are divided: a cross-pin, probably of the 1st class, for military assistance and care for the wounded, has white enameled cross hands with a black outer edge and a green oak-leafy wreath between the cross hands. The alleged 2nd class has gold beams of radiation between the cruciform sleeves and does not have a black outer edge. Accepted 3rd class without a radiation beam between the cruciform shoulders. Crosses come with a white and red medallion.
The cross depicted here without enameled crosses is found in 2 forms, with and without swords. Swords were probably awarded, as usual, to persons who served in theaters of war. Without swords more often received people who worked in the rear. I do not know anything about whether the division into classes I have conceived is so justified. Whether the unenameled crosses are earlier designs or just because of cost have unenameled crosses is anyone's guess. Since these commemorative crosses had to be paid for by the bearer himself, this is not unlikely. Crosses for war relief and nursing the wounded are less common compared to battle crosses. I would appreciate more details.

Gilded non-ferrous metal cross. Cross arms with raised edges and straight ends. At a distance of one inner elevated 2nd border. The inner sides of the cruciform sleeves are finely granular. Front and back with an enameled round middle shield. 2 crossed antique swords pass through the center. On the upper cruciform shoulder is an ornamented agraf with a small ring and a ribbon ring.

Front side:

• Round central shield with a wide black enameled ring.
• Outside and inside is a golden border. On it is a golden letter:
• - FOR - WARTIME AID - y. - CARE FOR THE WOUNDED - 2 crossed laurel branches below.
In
• a walled red enameled field, a golden burgundy, white Geneva cross.

Downside:

• On the cross sleeves are raised, on the left - PEACE -, on the right - WAR -.
• Above and below, one group of leaves from 3 oak leaves.
• Round central shield with a wide black enameled ring.
• Outside and inside is a golden border. On it is a golden letter:
• - PRUSSIAN - WAR - MEMORY - CROSS - ° -.
• In the included, enameled field, 2-line digits of the year - 1914 -/- 1918 -.
• They are separated by a horizontal line.

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Prussian War Memorial Cross 1914-1918 for helping and caring for the wounded

Reverse: Prussian War Memorial Cross 1914-1918 for helping and caring for the wounded

Established:

circa 1920. Unification of the Prussian participants in the war into the German Union of Warriors 1914/18 AD e.

Awarded:

1920 – 1933

Data:

• Material: non-ferrous metal gold-plated, partially enameled
• Size: 45 x 41mm, swords 44.5 x 2mm
• Weight:

estimated collector price:

160 – 180 €

OEK Number:

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